From Start to Finnish - A Short Course in Finnish is practical, fun and easy to read. From Start to Finnish is not a complete course in Finnish. It will not tell you “everything you’ve ever wanted to know” about the Finnish language but it will serve as a handy survival kit for everyday situations, such as asking questions and responding to them, exchanging small talk face-to-face with real Finns, being polite - or less polite if need be.

Globalization, new technologies and evolving organizational and management models pose a significant challenge to industrialized countries. Instead of relying on the traditional techno-organizational paradigm, they have had to search for new development paths to ensure further growth and social welfare. Finland is one of the few nations that has been able to meet this challenge successfully and, as such, can be regarded as a model case study from which other countries can learn how to manage this fundamental transition process.